Chaozhou
Sign in to saveChaozhou (), alternatively Chiuchow, Chaochow or Teochew, is a city in the eastern Guangdong province of China. It borders Shantou to the south, Jieyang to the southwest, Meizhou to the northwest, the province of Fujian to the east, and the South China Sea to the southeast. It is administered as a prefecture-level city with a jurisdiction area of and a total population of 2,568,387. It is also the ancestral hometown of 2.7 million overseas Teochow people.
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Chaozhou is a city in eastern Guangdong province, China, that serves as an administrative center for a region of about 2.6 million people. It holds cultural significance as the ancestral homeland of 2.7 million Teochow people living overseas.
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- Prefecture-level city
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- History
- Modern era
- Geography
- Climate
- Administrative divisions
- Language
- Education
- Culture
- Tourism
- Media
- Newspaper
- Radio and television
- Chaozhou communities
- Demographics
- Sister cities
- Notable people
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Chaozhou (), alternatively Chiuchow, Chaochow or Teochew, is a city in the eastern Guangdong province of China. It borders Shantou to the south, Jieyang to the southwest, Meizhou to the northwest, the province of Fujian to the east, and the South China Sea to the southeast. It is administered as a prefecture-level city with a jurisdiction area of and a total population of 2,568,387. It is also the ancestral hometown of 2.7 million overseas Teochow people.
Along with Shantou and Jieyang, Chaozhou is a cultural center of the Chaoshan region.